News Release

US Labor Department to seek public comment on rescinding ‘Persuader Rule’

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to rescind a rule that would have required employers and labor-management consultants to report consultants’ indirect contact with workers during union organizing campaigns.

Commonly referred to as the “Persuader Rule,” the regulation was published in March 2016. In November of that year, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide permanent injunction against the rule. More information is available on the Office of Labor-Management Standards website, https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/ecr_finalrule.htm.